The unnamed man, who was in his 70s, died after the incident at 10.45am yesterday at the junction of Bells Lane and Bells Farm Close in Druids Heath.

A West Midlands Ambulance Spokesman said: “On arrival, we found an elderly man who was very badly injured. He was given oxygen treatment and we immobilised him using a neck collar and spinal board and he was taken to Selly Oak Hospital.

“We took him on blue lights with an extra crew member staff carrying out resuscitation attempts en-route to hospital where a medical team was on stand-by.

“Despite the best efforts of ambulance and hospital staff, the man was unfortunately confirmed dead shortly after arrival at hospital.”